Thomas Hunt Morgan School of Biological Sciences (Zoology), University of Kentucky (1973-1977)
University of Louisville School of Medicine (1977-1981)
General Surgery Residency, University of Louisville (1981-1986)
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Emory University (1986-1989)
surgical treatment of anomalous coronary circulation
complex coronary revascularization
surgical ablation of atrial arrhythmias
perioperative critical care
complex mitral repair using Carpentier principles
aortic reconstruction for dissection and aneurysmal disease
endocarditis
risk stratification and risk neutralization strategies for cardiac operations
congenital cardiac disease in the adult